Enantioselective ring opening reaction of meso-epoxides with aromatic and aliphatic amines catalyzed by magnesium complexes of BINOL derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201001222

Catalyzed by the Mg complexes of BINOL derivatives, the enantioselective ring opening reaction of various meso-epoxides proceeded smoothly with either aromatic or aliphatic amines as the nucleophiles to afford the corresponding chiral β-amino alcohols in